Paul Bunyan reading fluency and close reading.

Use this poem to build recognition of phonics patterns and sight words. Highlight the repetition of patterns to help students easily recognize these larger word chunks useful in decoding longer words and in gaining fluency.

Paul Bunyan was a giant lumberjack who was generally depicted as working in the Midwest forest. Tall tales of Bunyan depicted his giant size and superhuman strength. Many tales features Bunyan with his blue ox, Babe.